It's on the left in this photo.  It's located on the northwest corner of Main and State Streets, and you can see it on the rfalconcam stream from Cam 4.  It's the building with the flagpole on top. 

Oh my, that is so very sad. The greed of some people just astounds me.   

Yep!  It's just a quick salad for me today, though.   

Thanks, Bobbie.  Yes, I thought perhaps the interviewer had perhaps been hanging out at the bar at the Dinosaur.   

I apologize if this has been posted before, but check out this video of our watchers Dan and Carol talking about parking in downtown Rochester.  It's on the RocRoots page of the Democrat & Chronicle.

http://bcove.me/isdfz5d2

What a cool photograph!  The Powers Building hasn't changed.  It's still as beautiful as ever. 

From today's Democrat & Chronicle at http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130905/NEWS01/309050031/Thomas-Richards-Joe-Robach-High-Falls-trail:

A state grant of $275,000 will help the city extend a trail in the High Falls gorge and once again light up the cascade.

Rochester Mayor Thomas Richards and state Sen. Joseph Robach, R-Greece, accompanied by George Moses, executive director of Northeast Area Development and the Group 14621 Community Association, announced the grant Thursday morning outside the Genesee Brew House.

The trail will extend from the east end of the Pont de Rennes pedestrian span along the gorge to a platform overlooking the falls. The trail will be built on an old rail bed that once served Genesee and which the city bought from freight rail company CSX about six months ago for $200,000, City Engineer Jim McIntosh said.

Only spotlights, not the old laser show, will return to the falls.

The city plans to match the state grant money  to fully pay for the project, McIntosh said. Richards acknowledged there are other projects that could be done with that funding, but he said the city had to act to secure the abandoned rail bed.

“We don’t get opportunities to protect this type of property very often,� he said.

The lights, discontinued several years ago because of their cost, could return next spring or summer, McIntosh said. Work on the trail could begin in fall 2014 or spring 2015, he said, though Richards added that he wants construction to start sooner.

Robach said the state money comes from a municipal capital program for city projects that enhance urban areas, create jobs and improve neighborhoods. By bringing more people to the area, the project will do all three, bolstering existing businesses and spurring new development, he said.

Richards acknowledged that plans to develop along High Falls have not always gone smoothly, alluding to scuttled plans to turn the west side of the Pont de Rennes span into an entertainment district. Residents wanted more businesses and homes, according to McIntosh.

“The city learned a lesson on the other side, and that is we need to listen to what people are telling us,� Richards said.

Richards defended the new plans, saying the bridge is now a busy place.

Moses recalled watching the High Falls light show as a child and said he can now show his son the area as he once viewed it.

“The investment is worth it,� Moses said.

Speakers said the project would enhance longer-term plans for GardenAerial, an elevated garden and arboretum ringing the falls. Benjamin Woelk, associate director of Friends of the GardenAerial, welcomed the new section of trail.

“We can’t do this project without their involvement,� he said of the city.
Richards and Robach also stressed how unique the falls is. Robach referred to the project as “polishing a gem.�

“Very few cities have something like this right smack in the middle of the city,� Richards said. “It’s very unusual.�

Braddock Bay Raptor Research is pleased to bring you “Feathers in the Fall� a raptor photography session which will take place this year on Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Braddock Bay Park in Greece, NY.

This event will give photographers of all ages and experience levels a chance to photograph 9 species of birds of prey in the beautiful outdoor setting of Braddock Bay Park.  At least one new species will be present this year – there will be 2 Barn Owls of differing plumage!  Flight demonstrations with Harris’s Hawks are also a possibility.  Bird handlers from the Institute for Environmental Learning (http://www.ielraptors.org) will guide you through the session sharing their knowledge of both raptors and nature photography.  Two sessions will be offered – 11:00 am-1:00 pm and 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. Space for each session is limited to 20 photographers. Pre-paid reservations are required. Donation requested is $60/photographer for non-members, $40 for BBRR members. (Membership information can be found on our website at http://www.bbrr.org/support). Light refreshments will be available and are included with registration. Funds raised from registration fees will benefit BBRR’s continued efforts in raptor conservation. 

To register, send a check with a note regarding your choice of session to: Braddock Bay Raptor Research 185 Pond Road Honeoye Falls, NY 14472 You may also register online by going to the our website and using the DONATE button on the home page.  Just put a note in your form to let us know which session you wish to register for.   

More information about this event, including a flyer for downloading, can be found on our website at http://www.bbrr.org/events/feathers-in-the-fall-photography-session. Please feel free to pass the word on.  Enjoy the upcoming fall season!

Daena Ford
Co-Director Braddock Bay Raptor Research
Mailing Address:185 Pond RoadHoneoye Falls, NY 14472
redtail@rochester.rr.cominformation@bbrr.org
585-321-1616

That would be correct, Ei.

From Braddock Bay Raptor Research Center Facebook Page:

Incredible story of a bird banded on 3rd of September 1991 at Braddock Bay as part of the Summer juvenile Red-tailed Hawk movement that we have been recently witnessing at Braddock Bay being discovered after having died 22 years later in Pennsylvania. This makes it one of the 10 oldest wild Red-tailed Hawks on record. Thanks to Jeff Bouton of Leica Optics and ex BBRR bander extraordinaire for passing on that amazing story!

September 3, 1991 was not an exceptional day for raptors at Braddock by any account. I captured and banded just 10 Red-tailed Hawks that day (on others we'd banded >100). However, one of those 10 birds would turn out to be exceptional. One ...of the largest birds of the day, which took the largest band size acceptable for the species (7D), was just reported found dead near Marion Center, PA. This means the bird lived >22 years in the wild making it the 10th oldest wild Red-tailed Hawk on record! http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/longevity/Longevity_main.cfm (it will appear here on the next update)

Yes, I think a bit of artistic license was taken.  Nice mural, though.

Here's a shot of a then unfinished 2013 Wall Therapy mural of a peregrine falcon.  The finished version currently adorns the Natural Oasis Eatery on Monroe Avenue in Rochester.  The artist is Sarah C. Rutherford.  I just heard a radio interview with her about the Wall Therapy project.  Apparently she's a Rochester falcon fan from the Kodak days. 

I could have saved you the trouble.  I saved one of the Pigott shots (I think the best one) on the day she was at the nestbox and submitted it to Carol last week.

Yep.  They hung out together a lot last year after Orion left too.  I guess it's just their way. 

Hey Beauty, you gonna save me some?

Nom nom nope

by MAK

That karma thing's a b*tch, isn't it, Dot.ca?